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- cursor control device such as a trackball.
- Use of current cursor control devices typically require a pilot to interface head-down with the cursor control device for a significant amount of time to move the cursor to frequently needed locations. Such head-down operations can detract from a pilot's ability to perform other flight tasks.
- inventions of the inventive concepts disclosed herein are directed to a system.
- the system may include a display installed in an aircraft, a hardware button installed in the aircraft, and a processor installed in the aircraft, wherein the processor may be communicatively coupled to the display and to the hardware button.
- the processor may be configured to: output at least one view to the display; receive a user input from the hardware button; and based at least on the user input, cause a cursor to move to a default position on one of the at least one view.
- inventions of the inventive concepts disclosed herein are directed to a method.
- the method may include: outputting, by a processor, at least one view to a display, the processor being installed in an aircraft and communicatively coupled to the display and to a hardware button, the display being installed in the aircraft, the hardware button being installed in the aircraft; receiving, by the processor, a user input from the hardware button; and based at least on the user input, causing, by the processor, a cursor to move to a default position on one of the at least one view.
- FIG. 1 is a view of an exemplary embodiment of a system including a display displaying a synthetic vision system (SVS) view and a map view according to the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
- SVS synthetic vision system
- FIG. 2 is a view of an exemplary embodiment of a system according to the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
- FIG. 3 is a view of an exemplary embodiment of a cursor control panel (CCP) of the system of FIG. 2 according to the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
- CCP cursor control panel
- FIG. 4 is a view of an exemplary embodiment of a display unit computing device of the system of FIG. 2 according to the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
- FIG. 5 is a view of an exemplary embodiment of a computing device of the system of FIG. 2 according to the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a method according to the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
- inventive concepts are not limited in their application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components or steps or methodologies set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings.
- inventive concepts disclosed herein may be practiced without these specific details.
- well-known features may not be described in detail to avoid unnecessarily complicating the instant disclosure.
- inventive concepts disclosed herein are capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
- a letter following a reference numeral is intended to reference an embodiment of the feature or element that may be similar, but not necessarily identical, to a previously described element or feature bearing the same reference numeral (e.g., 1, 1a, 1b).
- reference numeral e.g. 1, 1a, 1b
- Such shorthand notations are used for purposes of convenience only, and should not be construed to limit the inventive concepts disclosed herein in any way unless expressly stated to the contrary.
- any reference to “one embodiment,” or “some embodiments” means that a particular element, feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
- the appearances of the phrase “in some embodiments” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, and embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed may include one or more of the features expressly described or inherently present herein, or any combination of sub-combination of two or more such features, along with any other features which may not necessarily be expressly described or inherently present in the instant disclosure.
- embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed herein may be directed to a system and a method configured to, based at least on a user input from a hardware button installed in an aircraft, cause a cursor to move to a default position on a view displayed by a display installed in the aircraft.
- FIG. 1 an exemplary embodiment of a system 100 including a display unit (e.g., 208 , as shown in FIG. 2 ) displaying a view (e.g., a combined view 102 ), which may include a primary flight display (PFD) view (e.g., a synthetic vision system (SVS) view 106 , an enhanced vision system (EVS) view, and/or a combined visions system (CVS) view) and a multi-function window (MFW) format view (e.g., a map view 108 ) according to the inventive concepts disclosed herein is depicted.
- PFD primary flight display
- SVS synthetic vision system
- EVS enhanced vision system
- CVS combined visions system
- MMW multi-function window
- the MFW format view may include a flight management system (FMS) view, the map view 108 , a synoptics view, and/or the like.
- the system 100 may include an aircraft 104 , which is depicted in the map view 108 .
- the SVS view 106 may be an egocentric view of the area in front of the aircraft 104 .
- the SVS view may include synthetically rendered scenery of the area in front of the aircraft 104 .
- the SVS view 106 may include at least one SVS view soft button 110 (e.g., a format menu soft button).
- one of the at least one SVS view soft button 110 e.g., the format menu soft button
- at least one other of the at least one SVS view soft button 110 may be at least one other default position.
- the map view 108 may be an overhead view of a map including a location of the aircraft 104 .
- the map view 108 may include at least one map view soft button 112 (e.g., a menu soft button).
- one of the at least one map view soft button 112 e.g., the menu soft button
- may be a default position e.g., a first default position
- at least one other of the at least one map view soft button 112 may be at least one other default position.
- At least one processor may be configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform if more than one processor): outputting the SVS view 106 and the map view 108 to the display unit (e.g., 208 ); receiving a user input from a hardware button (e.g., 206 ); based at least on the user input, cause a cursor to move to a first default position (e.g., one of the at least one map view soft button 112 (e.g., the menu soft button)) on the map view 108 ; receive a second user input from the hardware button (e.g., 206 ); and/or based at least on the second user input, cause the cursor to move to a second default position (e.g., one of the at least one SVS view soft button 110 (e.g., the format menu soft button)) on the SVS view 106 .
- a hardware button e.g., 206
- a second default position e.g., one of the at least one SVS
- any number of default position(s) may be located at any suitable predetermined and/or user-defined location(s).
- the system may include the aircraft 104 , which may include at least one user 202 , at least one user interface 204 , at least one display unit computing device 208 , and/or at least one computing device 210 (e.g., at least one computing device 210 A and/or at least one computing device 210 B), some or all of which may be communicatively coupled at any given time.
- the aircraft 104 may include at least one user 202 , at least one user interface 204 , at least one display unit computing device 208 , and/or at least one computing device 210 (e.g., at least one computing device 210 A and/or at least one computing device 210 B), some or all of which may be communicatively coupled at any given time.
- the at least one display unit computing device 208 and/or the at least one computing device 210 may be implemented as a single computing device or any number of computing devices configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform if more than one computing device) any or all of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the user 202 may be a pilot or crew member.
- the user 202 may interface with the system 100 via the at least one user interface 204 .
- the at least one user interface 204 may be implemented as any suitable user interface, such as a touchscreen (e.g., of the display unit computing device 208 and/or another display unit), a multipurpose control panel, a cursor control panel (CCP) 204 A (sometimes referred to as a display control panel (DCP)), a keyboard, a mouse, a trackpad, another hardware button, a switch, an eye tracking system, and/or a voice recognition system.
- the user interface 204 may include at least one hardware button 206 .
- the at least one user interface 204 may include a CCP 204 A (as shown in FIG. 3 ), which may include a plurality of hardware buttons 206 , such as at least one (e.g., three) display select key 206 A, a menu button 206 B, an escape button 206 C, and/or a a double stack knob (DSK) 206 D.
- the user interface 204 may be configured to receive at least one user input and to output the at least one user input to a computing device (e.g., the display unit computing device 208 ).
- a pilot of the aircraft 104 may be able to press the hardware button 206 to cause a cursor to move to a first default position, and a subsequent press of the hardware button 206 may cause the cursor to move from the first default position to a second default position.
- a first user input may cause a cursor to move to a first default position.
- a second user input occurring within a predetermined amount of time (e.g., less than five seconds) may cause the cursor to move to a second default position. For example, if the cursor is currently at a first default position, a next user input may cause the cursor to move to a second default position.
- any number of default positions may be navigated by pressing the hardware button 206 an appropriate amount of times and/or within a predetermined amount of time.
- the hardware button 206 may be an existing hardware button, which may be reconfigured to have any of the functionality as disclosed throughout.
- the display unit computing device 208 may be implemented as any suitable computing device, such as a primary flight display (PFD) computing device and/or a multi-function window (MFW) display computing device. As shown in FIG. 4 , the display unit computing device 208 may include at least one display 402 , at least one processor 404 , at least one memory 406 , and/or at least one storage 410 , some or all of which may be communicatively coupled at any given time.
- PFD primary flight display
- MMW multi-function window
- the at least one processor 404 may include at least one central processing unit (CPU), at least one graphics processing unit (GPU), at least one field-programmable gate array (FPGA), at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), at least one digital signal processor, at least one virtual machine (VM) running on at least one processor, and/or the like configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform) any of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the at least one processor 404 may include a CPU and a GPU configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform) any of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the processor 404 may be configured to run various software applications (e.g., a PFD application and/or an MFW application) or computer code stored (e.g., maintained) in a non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., memory 406 and/or storage 410 ) and configured to execute various instructions or operations.
- the processor 404 may be configured to perform any or all of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the processor 404 may be configured to: output at least one view (e.g., the SVS view 106 and/or the map view 108 ) to the at least one display (e.g., 402 ); receive a user input from the hardware button 206 ; based at least on the user input, cause a cursor to move to a default position on one of the at least one view; receive a second user input from the hardware button 206 ; and/or based at least on the second user input, cause the cursor to move to a second default position on one of the at least one view.
- the display 402 may be configured to display the at least one view (e.g., the SVS view 106 and/or the map view 108 ).
- the at least one computing device 210 A may be implemented as any suitable computing device, such as an SVS computing device.
- the at least one computing device 210 A may include any or all of the elements of the computing device 210 , as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the computing device 210 A may include at least one processor 502 , at least one memory 504 , and/or at least one storage 506 , some or all of which may be communicatively coupled at any given time.
- the at least one processor 502 may include at least one central processing unit (CPU), at least one graphics processing unit (GPU), at least one field-programmable gate array (FPGA), at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), at least one digital signal processor, at least one virtual machine (VM) running on at least one processor, and/or the like configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform) any of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the at least one processor 502 may include a CPU and a GPU configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform) any of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the processor 502 may be configured to run various software applications (e.g., an SVS application) or computer code stored (e.g., maintained) in a non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., memory 504 and/or storage 506 ) and configured to execute various instructions or operations.
- the processor 502 of the computing device 210 A may be configured to perform any or all of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the processor 502 of the computing device 210 A may be configured to: output the SVS view 106 to the display unit computing device 208 .
- the at least one computing device 210 B may be implemented as any suitable computing device, such as a map computing device.
- the at least one computing device 2106 may include any or all of the elements of the computing device 210 , as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the computing device 210 B may include at least one processor 502 , at least one memory 504 , and/or at least one storage 506 , some or all of which may be communicatively coupled at any given time.
- the at least one processor 502 may include at least one central processing unit (CPU), at least one graphics processing unit (GPU), at least one field-programmable gate array (FPGA), at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), at least one digital signal processor, at least one virtual machine (VM) running on at least one processor, and/or the like configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform) any of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the at least one processor 502 may include a CPU and a GPU configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform) any of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the processor 502 may be configured to run various software applications (e.g., a map application) or computer code stored (e.g., maintained) in a non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., memory 504 and/or storage 506 ) and configured to execute various instructions or operations.
- the processor 502 of the computing device 210 B may be configured to perform any or all of the operations disclosed throughout.
- the processor 502 of the computing device 210 B may be configured to: output the map view 108 to the display unit computing device 208 .
- At least one processor may be configured to (e.g., collectively configured to, if more than one processor): output at least one view to the at least one display; receive a user input from the hardware button 206 ; based at least on the user input, cause a cursor to move to a default position on one of the at least one view; receive a second user input from the hardware button 206 ; and/or based at least on the second user input, cause the cursor to move to a second default position on one of the at least one view.
- the at least one processor may be further configured to: based at least on the second user input occurring within a predetermined amount (e.g., less than five seconds) of time of the user input, cause the cursor to move to the second default position on one of the at least one view.
- the at least one view is a first view and a second view, wherein the default position is on the first view, wherein the second default position is on the second view.
- the at least one view may be any suitable view(s) displayed by a display unit.
- the at least one processor may be configured to (e.g., collectively configured to, if more than one processor): output the SVS view 106 and the map view 108 to the at least one display 402 ; receive a user input from the hardware button 206 ; based at least on the user input, cause a cursor to move to a default position on one of the SVS view 106 and the map view 108 ; receive a second user input from the hardware button 206 ; and/or based at least on the second user input, cause the cursor to move to a second default position on one of the SVS view 106 and the map view 108 .
- the at least one processor may be further configured to: based at least on the second user input occurring within a predetermined amount of time (e.g., less than five seconds) of the user input, cause the cursor to move to the second default position on one of the SVS view 106 or the map view 108 .
- the default position is located at one of the at least one map view soft button 112 (e.g., the menu soft button), and the second default position is located at one of the at least one SVS view soft button 110 (e.g., the format menu soft button).
- the hardware button 206 e.g., a display select key 206 A
- the hardware button 206 is part of the CCP 204 A.
- At least one processor e.g., the at least one processor 404 , the at least one processor 502 of the at least one computing device 210 A, and/or the at least one processor 502 of the at least one computing device 210 B
- the aircraft 104 may be configured to perform (e.g., collectively perform) any or all of the operations disclosed throughout.
- an exemplary embodiment of a method 600 may include one or more of the following steps. Additionally, for example, some embodiments may include performing one or more instances of the method 600 iteratively, concurrently, and/or sequentially. Additionally, for example, at least some of the steps of the method 600 may be performed in parallel and/or concurrently. Additionally, in some embodiments, at least some of the steps of the method 600 may be performed non-sequentially.
- a step 602 may include outputting, by at least one processor, at least one view to at least one display, the at least one processor being installed in an aircraft and communicatively coupled to the at least one display and to a hardware button, the at least one display being installed in the aircraft, the hardware button being installed in the aircraft.
- a step 604 may include receiving, by the at least one processor, a user input from the hardware button.
- a step 606 may include based at least on the user input, causing, by the at least one processor, a cursor to move to a default position on one of the at least one view.
- method 600 may include any of the operations disclosed throughout.
- embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed herein may be directed to a system and a method configured to, based at least on a user input from a hardware button installed in an aircraft, cause a cursor to move to a default position on a view displayed by a display installed in the aircraft.
- “at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium” may refer to as at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., memory 406 , memory 504 , storage 410 , and/or storage 506 ; e.g., at least one computer-readable medium implemented as hardware; e.g., at least one non-transitory processor-readable medium, at least one memory (e.g., at least one nonvolatile memory, at least one volatile memory, or a combination thereof; e.g., at least one random-access memory, at least one flash memory, at least one read-only memory (ROM) (e.g., at least one electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)), at least one on-processor memory (e.g., at least one on-processor cache, at least one on-processor buffer, at least one on-processor flash memory, at least one on-processor EEPROM, or a combination
- ROM read-only memory
- EEPROM electrical
- “at least one” means one or a plurality of; for example, “at least one” may comprise one, two, three, . . . , one hundred, or more.
- “one or more” means one or a plurality of; for example, “one or more” may comprise one, two, three, . . . , one hundred, or more.
- zero or more means zero, one, or a plurality of; for example, “zero or more” may comprise zero, one, two, three, . . . , one hundred, or more.
- the methods, operations, and/or functionality disclosed may be implemented as sets of instructions or software readable by a device. Further, it is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the methods, operations, and/or functionality disclosed are examples of exemplary approaches. Based upon design preferences, it is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the methods, operations, and/or functionality can be rearranged while remaining within the scope of the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
- the accompanying claims may present elements of the various steps in a sample order, and are not necessarily meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.
- embodiments of the methods according to the inventive concepts disclosed herein may include one or more of the steps described herein. Further, such steps may be carried out in any desired order and two or more of the steps may be carried out simultaneously with one another. Two or more of the steps disclosed herein may be combined in a single step, and in some embodiments, one or more of the steps may be carried out as two or more sub-steps. Further, other steps or sub-steps may be carried in addition to, or as substitutes to one or more of the steps disclosed herein.
- inventive concepts disclosed herein are well adapted to carry out the objects and to attain the advantages mentioned herein as well as those inherent in the inventive concepts disclosed herein. While presently preferred embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed herein have been described for purposes of this disclosure, it will be understood that numerous changes may be made which will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art and which are accomplished within the broad scope and coverage of the inventive concepts disclosed and claimed herein.
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